Sarva Rahasya Tantra

SR No.: 269565
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Alex Wayman
Publisher: Alex Wayman
Total Pages: 29
Language: English
Classification: Article
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552 Alex Wayman the five elements). (141) / gan zig gun mo ston pa ni/ (141) Any display of the middle finger (gun | nam mkha' las ni byun ba mtshon / mo) symbolizes an arising from space. | gan zig 'dsub mo ston pa ni / Any showing of the forefinger ('dsum | de ni dban chen dkyil 'khor yin // mo) is the mahendra-mandala (the earth disk). (142) / srin lag tu ni yan dag bsad / (142) Rightly explaining the ring finger, one chu yi dkyil 'khor zes bsad do / explains it as the water disk. Any show| gan zig mthe bo ston pa ni / ing of the thumb symbolizes its fire. | de yi me ni mtshon pa yin // (143) / gan zig mthe'u chun ston pa ni/ (143) Any showing of the little finger wo | rlun gi dkyil 'khor nid du 'gyur / uld be the wind-disk. Any showing of the | gan zig Ite ba ston pa ni / navel refers to Vajradhatvisvari (Queen | rdo rje dbyins dban phyug bsad // of the Diamond Realm). (144) / gan zig soin kha ston pa ni/ (144) Any showing of the 'heart (=chest) / rdo rje sems mar rjes su dpag / implies (the goddess) Sattvavajri. Any | gan zig smin mtshams ston pa ni / showing of the brows is Ratnavajri. | rdo rje rin chen ma zes bya / (145) / gan zig lkog ma ston pa ni / (145) Any showing of the throat is Dhar | rdo rje sems mar ses par bya / mavajri. Any showing of crown of "head | gan zig spyi bo ston pa ni / should be taken as Karmavajri. | rdo rje las mar ses par bya / (143--145) "showing of the navel ......": touching the navel, etc. (lte ba la sogs par reg pa) are the five goddesses; these are corporeal signs (lus kyi brda'). (146) / byan chub lnar snon byan chub pa (146) Whether it be the one enlightened 'am / sooner in the five enlightenments, or the /yan na ye ses lna rnams sam/ five wisdoms, or the five Buddhas, attend| sans rgyas Ina dan yan dag ldan / ed with them is the mandala-enlighten | dkyil 'khor byan chub yin pa bstan // ment. (146) "in the five enlightenments": the verse shows verbal signs (gsun gi brda'). [Apparently the mantras recited in connection with the five enlightenments (abhi sambodhi); see verse 17, 43, 44, above.] (147) / saon gyi sgrar ni ji skad bsad / (147) The expression "sooner" he explains | mdun du de ni rab tu bstan/ as "in front". The expression "later" he | rgyab kyi sgrar ni ji ltar bsad / explains as "in back". . | phyi mar de ni yan dag bstan/ .